1427 - Press Photography

Press Photography Collection of 9 press photographs on spaceflight and lunar exploration. Gelatin-silver prints. Frankfurt am Main, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, 1961–1970. Dimensions: approx. 15.2 x 20.5 cm each. Each bears a DPA copyright stamp on the reverse and, in most cases, printed explanatory text about the subjects. - Featured: View of Earth from Vostok II (1961) - Flight path of “Ranger 3” (1962) - James Lovell and Edwin Aldrin after their return to Earth from the “last Gemini mission” (1966) – A view of the Moon from the “Lunar Orbiter 2” probe (1966) – The “Apollo 1” astronauts during a training session in the Apollo command module - Virgil Grissom and Roger Chaffee on the launch pad leading to the “Apollo 1” spacecraft - Traces of the fire that killed the three astronauts on the “Apollo 1” capsule (1967) - Mysterious streak on a "Luna 13" image (1968) - Sleeping astronaut at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama (1970). - Reverse mostly stained (partially showing through to the front), some corners bumped and creased, otherwise generally well preserved. Collection of 9 press photographs relating to space and lunar exploration. Silver gelatin prints. - Each bears a DPA copyright stamp and, in most cases, printed explanatory text relating to the images on the reverse. - Shown are: View of Earth from Vostok II (1961) - Flight path of “Ranger 3” (1962) - James Lovell and Edwin Aldrin upon their return to Earth from the “final Gemini mission” (1966) - Image of the Moon taken by the “Lunar Orbiter 2” lunar probe (1966) - The “Apollo 1” astronauts during a training session in the Apollo command module - Virgil Grissom and Roger Chaffee on the ramp leading to the “Apollo 1” spacecraft - Traces of the fire in which the three astronauts lost their lives aboard the “Apollo 1” capsule (1967) - Mysterious streak on a 'Luna 13' image (1968) - Astronaut asleep at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama (1970). - Mostly stained on the reverse (partly showing through to the front); some corners are bumped and creased; otherwise, overall well preserved.